SOLUTION: Mr Yang's daily wages was $5 more than Mr Chen.Although Mr Yang worked 3 days less than Mr Chen, they earned $180 each. Find the number of days Mr Yang worked.

Question 935150: Mr Yang's daily wages was $5 more than Mr Chen.Although Mr Yang worked 3 days less than Mr Chen, they earned $180 each. Find the number of days Mr Yang worked.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yang daily wage, c+5.
Chen daily wage, c.

Yang worked C-3.
Chen worked C days.

Account for the wage of Yang and of Chen:
Yang,
Chen,

Review the variable and expression assignments carefully before continuing.

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Each of them earned $180.

Solve this system for c and C.

(Slightly different variable assigning might be an improvement in reading and doing the steps.)
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